The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-03-04


COURT PPocEEDINGs.-In the appeal case of
last week brought in verdict for Holloway
Hopkins and Williams for Janney, VIM. Young
for Holloway.
q. W. Lee, Constable, vs.. County Commits
siouers appeal; verdict for Commissioners
H. W. Archer and II. W. Archer, Jr., for Lee,
VIM. Young for the Commissioners.
A. NJ. Hancock vs.. p, W. and b. Railroad
Co.; replevin of canned goods; Judgment on
terms filed. VIM. and John 3. Young for plain
tiff, Farnandis for defendant.
Thos. b. Cooke vs. Andrew F. Slymer; iudy-
ment confessed for $17325. Stump for plaintiff,
s. Archer and Cooley for defendant
Nathan Grafton vs. Chas. E. Jackson; judg-
ment by default. Preston for plaintiff.
Listers Agricultural Chemical Works VS..
Charles w.. Roberta; judgment by default.
Stump for plaintiff, Dozen for defendant.
Martin Purcell vs.. Asbury f. Bennett; ap-
peal; tried before the court Judgment In favor
Of Purcell. Young for appellant, Dozen and
Cooley for appellee.
This case was given to the jury on Monday
afternoon and on Tuesday morning they brought
In sealed verdict In favor of Lamm H. w.
Archer, VIM. Young and Cooley for appellant,
Arthur stump for appellee.
James w. Preston and Charles X. Preston VS.
Young for appellants.
The criminal docket was taken up on Tues
day morning, the first case tried being that Of
the State VS.. b. F. Darbie, indicted for assault
and battery upon Evans Maxfeld, colored The
evidence was that Maxfeld, who was in the EN-.
ploy. of Mr.. Darble, was accused by tho latter Of
having used insulting language towards Mrs.
Darbie. Maxfied appeared to be drunk.
Words ensued between them and Mr.. Darbie
struck Maxfield on the head with the half of q
pair Of names. Maynader for the State, VIM.
Young and Leo for the defence. Verdict not
guilty.
State VS.. Clayton II. Fndley, indicted for
forgery. This case was tried on Wednesday
morning.
John A. Hanna, of Bel Air, testified that Find.
ley bought cutter sleigh from him for s25, Civ
ing witness note In payment, signed by Mr..
Newton McCourtney as security. Findley told
him he intended to sell it and pay the note out
Of the proceeds, expecting to make something
on 1t. The note being shown to Mr.. McCourtney
he pronounced 1t forgery. Findley was ar
rested and at the hearing before Justice Fulton
was told by States attorney Maynader aud the
Justice that he must not eliminate himself, but
although warned, he Voluntarily confessed that
being hard up he had signed MI. McCourtney's
name to the note that he thought Mr.. McCourt-
the note. Mr.. Hanna was paid for the cutter
before the lat Of January last by Mr.. Barclay, q
relative OF Mr.. Flndley's wife.
The note was signed "Newton McCurtney,"
Mr.; McCourtney's name being "Newton NJ.
McCourtney."
Mr.. Newton McCourtney testified that he had
not signed the note nor authorized FiBdley to
sign 1t for him. Findley has wife and 1--WE
children. The signature does not resemble
that of witness.
mas statement Of Findley's confession at the
hearing before him.
No evidence was offered for the defence,
Messrs. VIM. Young and Cooley, the prisoners
counsel, proposing to submit the case to the
jury without argument, which was assented to
brought in verdict Of not guilty.
Findley was then arraigend for the forgery Of
the name of G. A. Ewing and Newton McCourt-
ney to- promissory note for s4s, payable to
John g. Young testified that he bought this
note from Findley.
Geo. A. Ewing and Newton McCourtney both
testified that they did not sign their names to
the note nor did they authorize Findley to sign
for them Before Justice Fulton Findley con-
fessed that he had signed the note and that
necessity had compelled him to do 1t.
The defence offered no evidence and proposed
TO submit the case. States Attorney Magma.
dier, however, determined to argue 1t.
After MI. Maynaoler nnlshed his argument the
defence sumbitted the case to the Jury without
argument on their side. verdict Of not guilty
was rendered.
State vs.. VIM. II. Hipkins, indicted for assault
upon Z. Ii. Foard; plead guilty and fined 81
and costs.
State vs.. John Tarbert, Of Pylesvlle, indicted
for selling whisky to James Calder. Jury trial
on Thursday. The case was given to the Jury
at l o'clock. Before they came out another
case against Tarbert for violation of the local
option law by selling liquor to Theodore Nor
ris was tried and submitted without argument.
Messrs. Maynadier and VIM. II. Harlan appear
ed for the State In both cases and VIM. Young
for the traverser
The jury in the second case, after remaining
out short time, brought In verdict Of guilty,